The new "KS Tech" Hood Vent scoop delete...

[knucklesplitter]

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Any possibility of a mechanical CEL fix/O2 bung extension?

Prolly not. Aren't there a couple vendors out there making those?

[knucklesplitter]

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

Prolly not. Aren't there a couple vendors out there making those?

Yes, but I have never eaten dinner with them and figured you could thread a little piece of steel for less than $35.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Yes, but I have never eaten dinner with them and figured you could thread a little piece of steel for less than $35.

There's a $50 minimum charge per job at the machine shop. So, I'm guessing he can't thread a little piece of steel for <$35 unless you've got 40 friends that need 'em too.

Also, Matt the more I see these things installed in pictures, the more I want one! I was concerned that the car ends up looking un-Subaru w/o the scoop, but I'm just not feeling that way when I see the pics. Lemme know if you want one on my car for pictures, I'll get it painted to match when I get my next round of body work done (whenever that'll be).

[Kevin M]

I'm just gonna get a big tap and die, and an 18" length of 1" stainless steel pipe.

[knucklesplitter]

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

I'm just gonna get a big tap and die, and an 18" length of 1" stainless steel pipe.

It's a weird thread pitch I think. Something like M18 x 1.5 .

[knucklesplitter]

Originally Posted by sperry

Also, Matt the more I see these things installed in pictures, the more I want one! I was concerned that the car ends up looking un-Subaru w/o the scoop, but I'm just not feeling that way when I see the pics. Lemme know if you want one on my car for pictures, I'll get it painted to match when I get my next round of body work done (whenever that'll be).

You got it. I will probably paint one in WRB using paintworldinc paint just to get initial pics of it on your hood.

[MPREZIV]

Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

It's a weird thread pitch I think. Something like M18 x 1.5 .

I believe you are right. 18x1.5

[Kevin M]

I didn't thnk it was a metric thread at all actually.

[JonnydaJibba]

Originally Posted by Libila

Are you planning on making a GC version?

I didn't really see an answer. Perhaps it was, you are working on it, but slowly?

[sperry]

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

I didn't really see an answer. Perhaps it was, you are working on it, but slowly?

I think his priority order was: '04-'05, '02-'03, '06-'07, <='01

In fact, I think the '08 would be before the '01 too if you could even make one for the '08.

[JonnydaJibba]

I don't think it's possible. The scoop is integrated into the hood. Maybe a limited run could be made for the 3 of us that would be interested. Plus maybe some NASIOC members. I'll just keep hoping. I'm sure it's a handful with a lot of newer gen Impreza owners wanting these.

[knucklesplitter]

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

I didn't really see an answer. Perhaps it was, you are working on it, but slowly?

Let me see how the 02/03 versions sell. To make only 3 of a GC version would be cost prohibitive. It costs me about $300 and 15-20 manhours of my time just to get the pattern right, and then they are fab'd in batches of 20 on a CNC machine. To machine a batch of say 5 would cost almost as much as to machine 20 (not counting material of course). Basically 20 is the minimum number I have to sell in order to make it worth my while and keep the price where it is (and plenty of NASIOCers bitch about that price).

And for '08+ I don't see how an '08 version is doable with the built-in scoop, but I'm open to suggestions. The WRX/STI hood is also steel in '08, so there in no weight advantage for an FMIC car to keeping it over a non-WRX hood except for the mad-tight-scoop-yo.

[JonnydaJibba]

That's what I thought. Oh well.

[MPREZIV]

Originally Posted by knucklesplitter

Let me see how the 02/03 versions sell. To make only 3 of a GC version would be cost prohibitive. It costs me about $300 and 15-20 manhours of my time just to get the pattern right, and then they are fab'd in batches of 20 on a CNC machine. To machine a batch of say 5 would cost almost as much as to machine 20 (not counting material of course). Basically 20 is the minimum number I have to sell in order to make it worth my while and keep the price where it is (and plenty of NASIOCers bitch about that price).

There's somewhere around a "Ga-Jillion" pre-'02 Imprezas on RS25.com that are running turbo swaps, and I'd say at least half of them are running FMICs. It may be worth your time to at least drop by over there and see how much interest you could drum up... Could be big $$$.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MPREZIV

There's somewhere around a "Ga-Jillion" pre-'02 Imprezas on RS25.com that are running turbo swaps, and I'd say at least half of them are running FMICs. It may be worth your time to at least drop by over there and see how much interest you could drum up... Could be big $$$.

Aren't there more '02 WRXs than there are 2.5RS's of any year?

Edit, here's the numbers:

'98-'01 2.5RS total sales: 14,191 (http://www.cars101.com/impreza_archive99_01.html)
2002 WRX total sales: 22,910 (http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...nc-Issues.html)

Chances are there's a much bigger market for the '02-'03 than the RS. If I were Matt, I'd wait to see how well the bugeye scoop delete sells before working on an RS version, unless he can get like 20 people that all commit to buying one on 25rs.com or something.

BTW: those numbers make JC cry.

[Kevin M]

Yeah, aside from the production numbers, the RS guys just aren't the type to drop for quality non-performance mods. If you made a crappy one that cost like $35 you could sell some, but stuff that's actually good gets about a brazilion posts of "I wish I could afford that." And maybe 3 or 4 buyers, ever.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Yeah, aside from the production numbers, the RS guys just aren't the type to drop for quality non-performance mods. If you made a crappy one that cost like $35 you could sell some, but stuff that's actually good gets about a brazilion posts of "I wish I could afford that." And maybe 3 or 4 buyers, ever.

Sounds like the SVX crowd.

"OMG there's a supercharger kit for the SVX!?!"
"Too bad it's $5000. "

...meanwhile, the STi guys will drop $15,000 on a motor build alone, never mind the turbo, intercooler, EM, suspension... blah, blah...

[MPREZIV]

Originally Posted by sperry

Aren't there more '02 WRXs than there are 2.5RS's of any year?

Edit, here's the numbers:

'98-'01 2.5RS total sales: 14,191 (http://www.cars101.com/impreza_archive99_01.html)
2002 WRX total sales: 22,910 (http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...nc-Issues.html)

Chances are there's a much bigger market for the '02-'03 than the RS. If I were Matt, I'd wait to see how well the bugeye scoop delete sells before working on an RS version, unless he can get like 20 people that all commit to buying one on 25rs.com or something.

BTW: those numbers make JC cry.

Very true. Just sayin'. If they start selling, it may be worth putting up a feeler...

[knucklesplitter]

Some Aussi luv...

[MikeK]

Are those speaker rims in that first picture?

[JonnydaJibba]

WHAT?! ^

[cody]

Originally Posted by MikeK

Are those speaker rims in that first picture?

That would be Suhweet!

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

WHAT?! ^

[sperry]

Sweet! Any PR about the scoop delete in the article? It's too small to read.